PURNA (MAHARASHTRA) TO PATNA (BIHAR) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 17610 PURNA - PATNA EXPRESS : MLY WDM3A ALCO TWINS LOCOMOTIVES : 2AC / 2 TIER AC COACH INTERIORS : INDIAN RAILWAYS

17610/Purna - Patna Express
पूर्णा - पटना एक्सप्रेस
PAU/Purna Junction -- PNBE/Patna Junction

The Patna–Purna Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Patna Junction and Purna Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 17609/17610 train numbers on a weekly basis.
The 17609/Patna–Purna Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 1734 km in 32h 4m. The 17610/Purna–Patna Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 1734 km in 32h 20m.
Both trains are hauled by a Moula Ali Loco Shed based WDM3A / WDM3D / WDG3A diesel locomotive from Patna to Purna and vice versa.

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:
2 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
9 Sleeper coaches
1 Pantry car
2 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

The important halts of the train are :
Patna Junction
Ara Junction
Buxar
Mughalsarai Junction
Satna Junction
Katni Junction
Jabalpur Junction
Itarsi Junction
Nagpur Junction
Majri Junction
Wani
Adilabad
Kinwat
Sahasrakund
Himayatnagar
Hazur Sahib Nanded
Purna Junction

Purna Junction railway station is a main railway station in Parbhani district, Maharashtra. Its code is PAU. It serves Purna city. The station consists of four platforms. Purna has rail connectivity with Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nanded, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Latur, Osmanabad, Gangakhed, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Nagpur, Basar, Nizamabad, Nasik, Dhanbad, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Miraj, Daund, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Kadapa, Renigunta, Tirupati, Katpadi, Erode, Madurai and Kachiguda.

Originating trains
Akola–Purna Passenger
Hyderabad–Purna Passenger
Parli Vaijnath–Purna Passenger
Purna–Adilabad Passenger
Patna–Purna Express

Halting Trains
Ajanta Express
Deekshabhoomi Express
Kacheguda-Akola Intercity Express
Pune–Amravati Express
Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Weekly Express
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ajni Express
Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express
Nizamabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Narasapur–Nagarsol Express (via Warangal)
Daund–Hazur Sahib Nanded Passenger
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Hazur Sahib Nanded Express
Nagpur–CSMT Kolhapur Express (via Usmanabad)
Sainagar Shirdi–Visakhapatnam Express
Tirupati–Sainagar Shirdi Express
Yesvantpur–Indore Weekly Express
Sachkhand Express
Tapovan Express
Tirupati–Amravati Express
Hazur Sahib Nanded–Una Himachal Express
Patna–Purna Express

Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the main railway station serving Patna. It falls under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Patna Junction is one of the busiest railway stations of the country.
Patna Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Patna lies in between New Delhi and Kolkata which is one of the busiest rail routes in India. Patna has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata. The city is a major railway hub and has five major stations: Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Danapur railway station, Patliputra Junction and Patna Sahib station. Also 2 major railway station: Hajipur Junction and Sonpur Junction are just at a distance of 20 km from Patna. Patna is well connected with Ara, Gaya, Jehanabad, Biharsharif, Rajgir, Islampur, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra through daily passenger and express train services.
Patna Junction railway station is a major station of the East Central Railways. Its location on the Delhi–Kolkata rail route, makes Patna Junction served by several Express and Superfast trains.
In 2009, the construction of Digha–Sonpur Bridge, was underway on the banks on the Ganges nearby, connected Patna to Pahleja Ghat. The railway part of bridge was opened to rail traffic from 3 February 2016 and railway started passenger service from Patliputra Junction to various railway stations on north side of Ganges in Bihar.